Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-06-23
CORNERING JAKE SHARP.
Some Very Important Testimony Given
i'm the Trial Yesterday.

In the Sharp trial in New York yesterday,
Lawyer Bright, OF the firm in whose Office the con-
spiracy was Matched, and where sharp and
Moloney met, occupied the witness stand. This
was the first time that he has been compelled TO
to tell what he knows OF the conspiracy, though it
has all leaked out through other channels. The
prosecution scored what may be an important
victory In getting Judge Barrett to order Lawyer
Bright to produce In court the books in which are
recorded the minutes OF the conferences held in
his Office previous TO the granting OF the franchise.
The defense have thus far successfully baffled the
attempts to trace the $5OO,OO0 issue OF bonds by
the 7th-avenue road to Mr.. Sharp. 1t was with
the money realized on these that the aldermen
were bribed, and an important missing link would
supplied III il could be shown that the bonds We're
given to the defendent IL is believed that Mr..
Bright's books will show this They are to be pro-
duced to-day.
Much against his will and with tears in his eyes,
Bright was compelled to tell that at night he had
gone to the house OF Judge Bartlett and obtained
from him the order dissolying the Lyddy fnJunc-
ton forbidding the aldermen TO grant the Broad
way charter. subsequently, however, Judge Bart
lett told him that ii he had known the aldermen
were to be assembled the next morning TO grant
the charter he would not have signed the order.
LAW CLERKS IMPORTANT EVIDENCE
The most important testimony OF the day was
rendered by Robert E. bowling, clerk in 1884 in
the office OF Robinson, Scrtbner Bright. He is
Marines trump card, as he clearly established
Sharp's direct connection with the aldermen. He
had frequently seen Sharp, Forshay, Richmond,
MOlOney and the others at the Office or his employ
ers He remembered August 5, 1884, the day be-
fore the franchise was first passed by the board OF
aldermen. He was given paper by Mr.. Sharp
with Instructions to hand 1t to MI. Richmond,
without anyone seeing him, and to tell Richmond
to hand 1t to MOloney. Sharp's lawyers entered
objections, which Judge Barrett oyerruled
"Did the paper look anything IKE this?. asked
Mr. NicolL showing the witness the Identical re-
port OF the railroad committee OF the board OF
alderman, which had been prepared at the ONCE
OF ROBINSON Scr1bner Bright. The young man
thought the document he carried was very similar
to what was shown him. DE went ON 10 tell OF
carrying the envelope TO the city hall and going TO
the aldermanic chamber, where the railroad CON-
mfttee was listening to the arguments OF the rep
resentativeS OF opposing roads. He saw Mr.. Rich
mOnd there, but remembering what sharp mad told
velOpe to Richmond, he stepped outside the railing
waiting for a chance to deliver it. Finally he
made his way to Richmond and handed him the
envelope accompanying 1t with the verbal mes
sage. Richmond became excited at once. "What
the - did he want to send IL TO me for?" he
SELF? Take it into that room, think he's there.
Everybody here Is looking at me-"
The boy then went into the ante-room. where
delivered the envelope Moloney took 1t and said
nothing.
HE RECEIVED 5000 ITO BUY ELECTION TICKETS"
The unexpected turned in the afternoon when
ex-Alderman Miller, who was one OF the men OF
81 for the first time in any OF the Doodle trials
Teen but was one OF the men who finally voted
for the franchise. He gave the strongest kind OF
backing to the stories OF Fullgran and Dury by
telling OF the receipt by himself from De Lacy OF
5000 in the famous big bills. De Lacy told him
he could buy selection tickets" with the money.
but Miller had q notion that 1t might be because
he voted for the Broadway franchise. He took the
money, but his conscience troubled him. and, &C
cording to his own story, he gave the money back
to De Lacy. De Lacy isn't here to contradict him,
and isn't likely to be- but at any rate his testimony
was another strong link In the chain.
The strain on sharp is beginning to tell He
came into court this morning looking pale and
sickly, and complained 70 his counsel that he had
not slept during the night